China Part 2
Chinese Government Information
23 Provinces, 5 Autonomous, and 4 municipalities Administrative Divisions
Executive Branch
President Xi Jinping and Vice President LI Yuanchao are in office
president and vice president elected by National People's Congress for a five-year term (can have a second term).
Legislative Branch
Unicameral National People's Congress
2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms
Judicial Branch
Supreme People's Court consists of over 340 judges including the chief justice
Has 5 year terms as well, this is the highest court and below that there are province courts etc. just like in America
Presidential Mansion
Unicameral National People's Congress (Outside)
Supreme People's Court (Outside)
Economy of China
China is a mix between Tertiary and Quaternary since a little under half the workforce works in service industries and the other 45% works in manufacturing.
GDP: 17.63 Trillion
GDP Per Capita: 12,900
Chinese Currency: Renminbi
Population Living Below Poverty: 6.1%
Imports: $1.949
Trillion electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels; nuclear reactor, boiler, and machinery components; optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles; soybeans
Exports: $2.252 Trillion
electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, furniture, textiles, integrated circuits
Chinese New Year Celebration
For example on New Year's Eve you put up decorations all over your house, put an image of the door god on your door, make paper cutouts, and having a new years eve dinner.
People used to stay up all night to listen to the ringing of the bell and party, but now most people goto bed right after midnight. On New Years day fireworks party's and more are held in honor of the new year to come.
A Famous Painting by Zhang Zeduan
Deheyuan Grand Theater (Oldest Theater in all of China)
Famous Music Yatta!
Works Cited
"Brief History of China." Brief History of China. Chinese- Traditional- and Culture, n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.
XU, Derek. "What Sports Are Popular in China -- Both Spectator Sports and Participating/athletics?" - Quora. Quora, 11 Aug. 2010. Web. 06 May 2015.
"China." Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 11 May 2015.